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1123139

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	30/04/2019
	date	25/04/2019
	date tabled	25/04/2019
	ddp created	25/04/2019 16:58:59
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	29/04/2019 15:25:06 01/05/2019 16:33:01
	hansard heading	Buildings: Safety
	house id	1
	identifier	247780
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	01/05/2019 16:02:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2019 to Question 242927, how the Government is ensuring the exclusion of regulatory provisions from the Business Impact Target in relation to the safety of (a) tenants (b) residents and (c) occupants in buildings as a result of the Government’s response to the Grenfell tragedy, reviews, inquiries or working groups; which regulatory objects and subjects have been excluded in this way; and which units within the Government and regulators are responsible for ensuring this exclusion.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 247780
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	247780
	version	5
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>As set out in the Written Statement of 20 June 2018, departments and regulators are legally responsible for certifying if their regulatory provisions are covered by the Business Impact Target exemption relating to the safety of tenants, residents and occupants in buildings that stem from, or relate to, Government’s response to the Grenfell tragedy, reviews, inquiries or working groups. Any measures which have been certified by the individual departments or regulators under the Grenfell exclusion are listed in the Better Regulation annual report. The 2018/19 annual report will be published in due course.</p>
	creator	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1123260

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	30/04/2019
	date	25/04/2019
	date tabled	25/04/2019
	ddp created	25/04/2019 17:04:04
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	29/04/2019 15:15:35 01/05/2019 16:33:03
	hansard heading	Females: Directors
	house id	1
	identifier	247760
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	01/05/2019 16:01:52
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of women from black and minority ethnic backgrounds at the highest level of business.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 247760
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	247760
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government is committed to working with business to achieve inclusive and diverse workplaces and supporting the independent, business-led diversity reviews in this area – the Hampton-Alexander Review (FTSE Women Leaders) and the Parker Review (Ethnic Minorities on Boards) - that have set ambitious targets for FTSE350 companies. The Hampton-Alexander Review aims for women to hold at least 33% of senior leadership and board positions by 2020. The Parker Review is campaigning for FTSE100 boards to have at least one director “of colour” by 2021, and FTSE250 boards to have the same by 2024.</p><p> </p><p>We have seen the representation of women on FTSE100 boards rise from 12.5% in 2011 to 31.4% today, and on FTSE350 boards from 9.5% to 28%; and all-male boards in the FTSE350 have gone down from 152 to 2 in the same period. These reviews form part of the Government’s modern Industrial Strategy which aims to build an economy that works for all.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, the Government published its response to the Alison Rose Review of Female Entrepreneurship in March. The Rose Review shed light on the barriers faced by women starting and growing businesses, including: lower access to finance; a perceived lack of skills and experience; disproportionate childcare responsibilities; different risk appetite; and a lack of sponsorship and role models.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has announced an ambition to increase the number of female entrepreneurs by half by 2030, equivalent to nearly 600,000 additional female entrepreneurs, and HM Treasury is working with UK Finance to establish a new Code, Investing in Women, that will see banks and other financial institutions adopt a set of best practices that will benefit female business owners across the country. This work complements ongoing wider initiatives to address gender imbalances, like tackling the gender pay gap (at a record low), the Women in Finance Charter, and the Government’s forthcoming Gender Equality and Economic Empowerment Strategy.</p><p> </p>
	creator	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1123033

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/04/2019
	date	25/04/2019
	date tabled	25/04/2019
	ddp created	25/04/2019 16:54:32
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	25/04/2019 17:05:14 02/05/2019 13:33:05
	hansard heading	Post Offices: Finance
	house id	1
	identifier	247729
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	02/05/2019 13:01:42
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if his Department will take steps to help retain Post Office branches where the Network Transformation Programme funding is insufficient to sustain the branch in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales, (c) Northern Ireland, and (d) each region of England.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 247729
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	247729
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government has invested more than £2 billion since 2010 to support the Post Office and as part of that investment the Post Office is required to ensure that the network of branches remains above 11,500 overall and that accessibility targets are met. These parameters ensures that post office services remain accessible to all, with almost 93% of people within a mile and 99.7% within 3 miles of their nearest branch.</p>
	creator	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1123040

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	30/04/2019
	date	25/04/2019
	date tabled	25/04/2019
	ddp created	25/04/2019 16:54:49
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	25/04/2019 17:05:29 01/05/2019 16:33:08
	hansard heading	Economic Growth: Environment Protection
	house id	1
	identifier	247582
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	01/05/2019 16:01:31
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to inform young people of progress of the Government's Clean Growth Strategy; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 247582
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	247582
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Our progress in delivering the Clean Growth Strategy is set out in detail in the Government Response to the Committee on Climate Change’s Annual Progress Report to Parliament, which includes an assessment of progress against key actions and milestones.</p><p> </p><p>‘Delivering Clean Growth’, our response to the CCC’s 2018 Progress Report, highlighted our achievements in 2018 while establishing new stretching milestones for 2019 to continue to drive progress on our commitments. This can be read at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/committee-on-climate-changes-2018-progress-report-government-response" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/committee-on-climate-changes-2018-progress-report-government-response</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government welcomes and shares young people’s enthusiasm for tackling climate change. We engage with young people on these issues through a variety of channels, including as part of the first ever Green GB Week, which was held in October 2018 to showcase the benefits, opportunities and challenges of tackling climate change and driving clean growth. We look forward to engaging with young people when Green GB Week returns for a second week of clean growth action on 4 November 2019.</p>
	creator	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

1123043

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	30/04/2019
	date	25/04/2019
	date tabled	25/04/2019
	ddp created	25/04/2019 16:54:55
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	25/04/2019 17:05:36 01/05/2019 16:33:10
	hansard heading	Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	identifier	247583
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	01/05/2019 16:01:39
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what targets the Government has set for the UK to reduce carbon dioxide emissions; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 247583
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	247583
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The UK was the first country to introduce long-term, legally binding emission reduction targets through the Climate Change Act 2008, which set a 2050 target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% relative to 1990 levels. The Act also introduced carbon budgets which cap emissions over successive 5-year periods and must be set 12 years in advance.</p><p> </p><p>The UK carbon budgets already set in legislation are among the most stringent in the world. The level of each Carbon Budget is set out in the table below. Carbon budgets cover a range of greenhouse gas emissions including carbon dioxide, measured in million tonnes carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2e).</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Carbon Budget 1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Carbon Budget 2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Carbon Budget 3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Carbon Budget 4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Carbon Budget 5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2008-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-22</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2023-27</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2028-32</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Budget Level</strong> <strong>(MtCO2e)</strong></p></td><td><p>3,018</p></td><td><p>2,782</p></td><td><p>2,544</p></td><td><p>1,950</p></td><td><p>1,725</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Following the publication of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s special report on the impact of global warming of 1.5°C in October 2018, the Government commissioned its independent experts, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), to provide their advice on the implications of the Paris Agreement for the UK’s long-term emissions reduction targets, including on setting a net-zero target. The CCC’s advice is due on 2 May and we will consider it carefully when it is received.</p>
	creator	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

1123044

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	30/04/2019
	date	25/04/2019
	date tabled	25/04/2019
	ddp created	25/04/2019 16:54:59
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	25/04/2019 17:05:38 02/05/2019 13:31:03
	hansard heading	Climate Change: International Cooperation
	house id	1
	identifier	247584
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	02/05/2019 12:59:38
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he last met international counterparts to discuss climate change; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 247584
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	247584
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The UK continues to demonstrate the strong leadership needed to tackle climate change, both at home and abroad. As an issue of significant public and international importance my rt. hon. Friends the Secretary of State and the Minister of State for Energy and Clean Growth regularly meet with their international counterparts to discuss a range of issues including climate change.</p>
	creator	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

1123045

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/04/2019
	date	25/04/2019
	date tabled	25/04/2019
	ddp created	25/04/2019 16:55:01
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	25/04/2019 17:05:40 03/05/2019 11:36:02
	hansard heading	Climate Change: International Cooperation
	house id	1
	identifier	247585
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	03/05/2019 11:04:54
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he next plans to meet international counterparts to discuss climate change; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 247585
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	247585
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The UK continues to demonstrate the strong leadership needed to tackle climate change, both at home and abroad. As an issue of significant public and international importance my rt. hon. Friends the Secretary of State and the Minister of State for Energy and Clean Growth regularly meet with their international counterparts to discuss a range of issues including climate change.</p>
	creator	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

1123053

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/04/2019
	date	25/04/2019
	date tabled	25/04/2019
	ddp created	25/04/2019 16:55:28
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	25/04/2019 17:05:58 02/05/2019 13:33:04
	hansard heading	Fracking: Lancashire
	house id	1
	identifier	247762
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	02/05/2019 13:01:54
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the scope is of the Oil and Gas Authority’s scientific analysis of the data gathered during the shale gas operations and Preston New Road; what data will be included in the Authority's analysis; and whether the conclusions of that analysis will be accompanied by recommendations for future regulation of the UK shale gas industry.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	North East Derbyshire
	tabling member printed	Lee Rowley
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 247762
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	247762
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>As part of their normal responsibilities as one of the independent regulators of the shale gas industry, the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) is carrying out a scientific analysis of the data gathered during the operations at Preston New Road. It is not a review of the traffic light system.</p><p> </p><p>The OGA will work with recognised and independent geologists and scientists with expertise in hydraulic fracturing operations to assess the data and will provide updates on the progress of this analysis on their website as appropriate.</p>
	creator	4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley

1123054

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/04/2019
	date	25/04/2019
	date tabled	25/04/2019
	ddp created	25/04/2019 16:55:30
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	25/04/2019 17:06:00 02/05/2019 13:33:01
	hansard heading	Offshore Industry: Monitoring
	house id	1
	identifier	247763
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	02/05/2019 13:02:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many times the Oil and Gas Authority has carried out scientific analysis of data from UK oil and gas operations in each of the last five years; and from which sites that data was taken.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	North East Derbyshire
	tabling member printed	Lee Rowley
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 247763
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	247763
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>While not primarily a scientific body, the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) frequently undertakes some level of scientific analysis, drawing on external data as well as internal data, and external and internal expertise. Recent examples include:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Geophysical seismic data release packages (2015 &amp; 2016)</li><li>21<sup>st</sup> Century Roadmap projects (ongoing)</li><li>British Geological Survey shale reports (2014)</li><li>East Midlands coal mining seismicity (2017)</li><li>The separation of the Bowland-Hodder shale unit from coal mining activity in the East Midlands (2018)</li><li>Offshore geochemical database (planned summer 2019)</li><li>Reservoir engineering analyses of production data and well test data (ongoing)</li><li>Laboratory analyses of oil and gas fluid properties (ongoing),</li></ul>
	creator	4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley

1123055

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/04/2019
	date	25/04/2019
	date tabled	25/04/2019
	ddp created	25/04/2019 16:55:33
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	25/04/2019 17:06:05 02/05/2019 13:33:03
	hansard heading	Fracking: Lancashire
	house id	1
	identifier	247764
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	02/05/2019 13:01:54
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the timeframe is for the Oil and Gas Authority’s analysis of data from shale gas operations at Preston New Road; and if he will publish the conclusions of that analysis when it is concluded.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	North East Derbyshire
	tabling member printed	Lee Rowley
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 247764
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	247764
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>As part of their normal responsibilities as one of the independent regulators of the shale gas industry, the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) is carrying out a scientific analysis of the data gathered during the operations at Preston New Road. It is not a review of the traffic light system.</p><p> </p><p>The OGA will work with recognised and independent geologists and scientists with expertise in hydraulic fracturing operations to assess the data and will provide updates on the progress of this analysis on their website as appropriate.</p>
	creator	4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley